A Brave New World–My First Writer’s Conference…Continued
After 5 weeks of out of town visitors and traveling, I am finally getting back to blogging. I am still learning how to keep all the balls in the air–I have never been quite coordinated when it comes to juggling. It looks so simple, but the...
The Gap Between Now and Not Yet
We have all been in situations in which things do not look like they are adding up to an answer we are going to like. For instance, when your child discovers a personality conflict with a teacher at the beginning of the year, one plus one does...
The Lesson of Letting
“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful.”–Colossians 3:15 The phrase, “Let the peace of Christ rule” is calling my name. Peace sounds especially...
Living Faith is an Everything Kind of Thing
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written,...
Beat the Challenge of Meal Plannning: The Selective Menu
Join me for a humorous look at the Kitchen Battle of Menu Planning–a lot of goofing around with a tip at the end. (Just so you know.) Many have said that the kitchen is the heart of the home. Whoever came up with that one had their body...
The Battle of the Dirty Dish
No matter how many times you wash your dishes, they just get dirty again. That is way it generally works. This is not rocket science. It is merely the routine of the biological need of our bodies to eat and replenish energy. Though...
Winning the Battle of Kitchen Counter Clutter
Okay…enough of the funny stuff. Here are a couple of tips that might actually help: 1. Special spot for Glasses: Make personalized coasters from 4″ tiles and place them near the sink. (Home Depot or Lowe’s have these) Teach...
Six Never-Work Strategies for Winning the Battle of the Clean Kitchen Counter
Well, here it is two weeks later and I must admit that I am more than a little disappointed that one of my brilliant readers has not chimed in with a Problem-Solved-Ultimate-Solution for the battle of the kitchen counter top. Alas, I must come...
Kitchen Battles
Do you ever feel like your kitchen is a battleground? So much of family life takes place within 5-10 feet of the fridge. Ever noticed this? There are so many days when I can’t seem to get out of this room–maybe I should move my...